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Regency Pastimes: Country Dances

By Anne | June 8, 2024 - 7:36 pm |June 21, 2024 Regency Pastimes

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Chivers, G. M. S. (1821). A Pocket Companion to the French and English Country Dancing … To which is added the etiquette of a ballroom. United Kingdom: Author. Country dances were enormously Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Manchester Assembly Rooms

By Anne | January 26, 2022 - 7:38 am |February 18, 2022 Regency Hot Spots

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The Manchester Guide (1804) The only image I could find is from the Victorian era, so nevermind the dresses, but it does give us a Continue →

Regency Advertisements: A New Dance

By Anne | October 8, 2021 - 7:05 am |October 16, 2021 Regency Advertisements, Regency Pastimes

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This ad appeared in the October 1817 issue of La Belle Assemblee. The Dancer’s Guide (1821) Here is a video of a recreation of a Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Edinburgh New Assembly Rooms

By Anne | July 16, 2021 - 7:24 am |July 30, 2021 Regency Hot Spots

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Picture of Edinburgh (1825) Funded through public subscription, the New Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh were centrally located on George Street in the Georgian era New Continue →